For 25 years, Wikipedia has been an oasis of free and collaborative information—driven by people, not profit. You are one of the rare 2% of readers who donate to keep it thriving. Thank you—your gift makes a difference.
The Wikimedia Foundation sustains Wikipedia, and is recognized as a highly effective and efficient nonprofit.
Technology: Servers, bandwidth, maintenance, development. Wikipedia is one of the top 10 websites in the world, and it runs on a fraction of what other top websites spend.
People and Projects: The other top websites have thousands of employees. Wikimedia Foundation has about 700 staff and contractors to support a wide variety of projects, making your donation a great investment in a highly-efficient not-for-profit organization.
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